7Job 7

1Human life is like forced army service, like a life of hard manual labor,Select Job 7:1

2like a slave longing for cool shade; like a worker waiting to be paid.Select Job 7:2

3Month after month I have nothing to live for; night after night brings me grief.Select Job 7:3

4When I lie down to sleep, the hours drag; I toss all night and long for dawn.Select Job 7:4

5My body is full of worms; it is covered with scabs; pus runs out of my sores.Select Job 7:5

6My days pass by without hope, pass faster than a weaver's shuttle.Select Job 7:6

7Remember, O God, my life is only a breath; my happiness has already ended.Select Job 7:7

8You see me now, but never again. If you look for me, I'll be gone.Select Job 7:8

10Like a cloud that fades and is gone, we humans die and never return; we are forgotten by all who knew us.Select Job 7:10

11No! I can't be quiet! I am angry and bitter. I have to speak.Select Job 7:11

12Why do you keep me under guard? Do you think I am a sea monster?Select Job 7:12

13I lie down and try to rest; I look for relief from my pain.Select Job 7:13

14But you—you terrify me with dreams; you send me visions and nightmaresSelect Job 7:14

15until I would rather be strangled than live in this miserable body.Select Job 7:15

16I give up; I am tired of living. Leave me alone. My life makes no sense.Select Job 7:16

17Why are people so important to you? Why pay attention to what they do?Select Job 7:17

18You inspect them every morning and test them every minute.Select Job 7:18

19Won't you look away long enough for me to swallow my spit?Select Job 7:19

20Are you harmed by my sin, you jailer? Why use me for your target practice? Am I so great a burden to you?Select Job 7:20

21Can't you ever forgive my sin? Can't you pardon the wrong I do? Soon I will be in my grave, and I'll be gone when you look for me.Select Job 7:21